About block 904,140
Bitcoin block 904,140 was mined by ViaBTC on July 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM UTC, 2 min 54 s after block 904,139. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,617 transactions in 0.70 MB (43.1% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0078 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1328 BTC for this block.
Block 904,140 is number 973 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 448; 1,043 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 905,183. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 145,860 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 71,388 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.